The Embassy of Nepal in Washington, D. C. was set up in 1958 following the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nepal and the United States of America on 25 April 1947. Nepal's first residential ambassador to the United States was Mr. Rishikesh Shah who served between 1958 and 1961. Until then, Nepal's Ambassadors to the United Kingdom used to be concurrently accredited to the United States as well.